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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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