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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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