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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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