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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with 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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