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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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