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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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