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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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