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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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