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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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