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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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