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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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