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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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