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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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