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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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