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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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