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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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