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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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