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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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