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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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