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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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