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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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