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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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