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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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