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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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