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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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