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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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