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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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