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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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