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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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