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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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