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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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