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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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