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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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