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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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