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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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