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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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