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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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