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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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