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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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