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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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