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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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