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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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