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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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