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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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