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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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