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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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