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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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