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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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