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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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