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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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