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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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