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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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