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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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