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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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