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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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