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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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