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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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