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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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