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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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