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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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