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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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