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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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