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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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