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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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