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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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