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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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