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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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