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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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