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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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