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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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