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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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