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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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