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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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