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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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