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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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