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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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