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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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