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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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