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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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