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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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