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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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