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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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