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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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