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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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