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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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