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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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