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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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