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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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