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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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