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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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