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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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