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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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