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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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