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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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