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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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