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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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