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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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