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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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