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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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