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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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