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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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