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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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