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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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