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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different 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 participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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