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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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