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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers 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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