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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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