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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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