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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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