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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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