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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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