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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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