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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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