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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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