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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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