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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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