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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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