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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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