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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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