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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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