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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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