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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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