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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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