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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates 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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