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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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