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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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