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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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