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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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