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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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