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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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