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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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