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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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