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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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