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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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