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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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