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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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