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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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