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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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