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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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