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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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