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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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