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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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