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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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