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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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