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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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