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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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