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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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