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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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