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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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