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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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