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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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