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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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