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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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