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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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