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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses 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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