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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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