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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the 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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