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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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