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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important 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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