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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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