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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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