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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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