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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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