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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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