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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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