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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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