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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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