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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting 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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