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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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