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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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