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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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