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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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