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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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