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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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