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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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