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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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