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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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