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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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