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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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