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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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