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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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