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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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