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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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