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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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