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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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