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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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