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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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