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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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