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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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