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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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