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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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