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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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