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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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