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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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