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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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