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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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