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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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