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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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