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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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