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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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