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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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