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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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