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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. 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. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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