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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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