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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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