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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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