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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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