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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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