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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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