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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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