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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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