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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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