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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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