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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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