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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free 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 learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses 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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