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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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