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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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