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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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