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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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