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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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