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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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