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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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