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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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