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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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