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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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