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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the 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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