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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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