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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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