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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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