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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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