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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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