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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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