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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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