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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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