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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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