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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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