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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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