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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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