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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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