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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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