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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand 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 education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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