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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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