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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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