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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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