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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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