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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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