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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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