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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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