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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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