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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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