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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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