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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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