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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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