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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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