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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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