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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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