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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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