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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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