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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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