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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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