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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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