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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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