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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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