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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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