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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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