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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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