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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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