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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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