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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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