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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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