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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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