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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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