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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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