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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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