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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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