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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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