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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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