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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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