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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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