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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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