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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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