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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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