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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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