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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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