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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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