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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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