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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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