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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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