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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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