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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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