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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What 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 in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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