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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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