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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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