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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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