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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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