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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers 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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