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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the 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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