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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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