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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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