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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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