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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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