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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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