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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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