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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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