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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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