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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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