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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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