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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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