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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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