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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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