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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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