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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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