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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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