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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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