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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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