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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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