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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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