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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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