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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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