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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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