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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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