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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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