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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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