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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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