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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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