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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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