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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important 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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