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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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