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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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