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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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