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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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