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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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