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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key 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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