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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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