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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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