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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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