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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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