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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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