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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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