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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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