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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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