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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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