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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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