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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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