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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)