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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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