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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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