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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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