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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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