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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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