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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies 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 institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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