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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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