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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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