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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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