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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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