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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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