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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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