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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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