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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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