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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key 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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