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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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