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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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