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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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