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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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