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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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