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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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