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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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