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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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