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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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