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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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