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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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