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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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