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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the 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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