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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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