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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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