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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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