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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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