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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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