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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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