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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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