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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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