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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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