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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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