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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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