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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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