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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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