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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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