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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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