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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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