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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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