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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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