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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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