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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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