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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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