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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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