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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates 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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