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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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