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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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