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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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