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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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