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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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