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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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