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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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