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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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