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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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