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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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