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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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