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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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