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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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