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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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