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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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