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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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