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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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