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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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