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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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