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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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