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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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