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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes 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. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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