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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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