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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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