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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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