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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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