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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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