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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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