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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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