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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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