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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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