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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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