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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major 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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