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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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