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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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