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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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