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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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