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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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