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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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