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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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