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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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