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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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