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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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