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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major 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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