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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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