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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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