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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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