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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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