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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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