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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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