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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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