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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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