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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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