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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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