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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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