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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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