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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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