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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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