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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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