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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines 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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