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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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