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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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