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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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