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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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