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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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