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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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