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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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