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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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