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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What 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 organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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