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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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