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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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