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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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