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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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