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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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