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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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