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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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