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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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