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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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