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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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