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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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