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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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