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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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