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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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