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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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