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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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