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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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