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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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