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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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