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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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