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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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