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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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