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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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