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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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