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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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