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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models 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 institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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