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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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