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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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