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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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