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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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