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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major 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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