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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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