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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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