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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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