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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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