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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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