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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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