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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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