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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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