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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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