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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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