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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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