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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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