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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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