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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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