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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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