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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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